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Roadbuilding

Paving company building catches fire in Pa.

A maintenance building at Lindy Paving caught fire at approximately 5 a.m. and burned for several hours on the morning of January 31. Get more details here.

February 6, 2019

Dealers

Volvo launches certified used program for refurbished construction equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment's new program for used heavy equipment conducts an inspection, testing and refurbishment. Get more details here on Equipment World.

October 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ammann launches new 17-model paver lineup

Global supplier Ammann Group is launching a new, technologically advanced line of premium asphalt pavers, the company says. The new machines excel in applications ranging from narrow paths to city streets to wide lifts for roadways and airports, the company says in a press release. “With this launch, Ammann shows its ongoing commitment to the […]

January 5, 2018

Roadbuilding

Volvo calls real-time Compact Assist ‘a game-changer’ for soil compaction

Volvo Construction Equipment is expanding its Co-Pilot intelligent compaction interface with a new real-time guidance feature for soil compaction. Volvo product manager Bill Laing says the new Compact Assist for Soil is a “game-changer for soil compaction.” “It takes all the guesswork out of soil compaction, allowing operators at any experience level to save […]

October 17, 2017

Construction Equipment

Dynapac unveils new red, white, grey color scheme with updated CC1100/1200 rollers

As part of its acquisition by the Fayat Group, Dynapac has unveiled a new visual product identity that will see its machines shed yellow for a combination of red, white and grey. The company also unveiled the first machine to don this new color scheme, the sixth-generation CC1100/1200 compact asphalt tandem rollers. “Red has always […]

October 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Sweeper Trucks: Another tool for prepping roadways for better pavements

A cleaner workspace is always a good thing, but in paving, it can contribute to the road’s quality, if done prior to additional lifts being applied, before seal coating and following milling. Paving contractors can use several sweeping options: they can own their own sweeping trucks, rent them or contract with a sweeping company to […]

September 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Volvo launches DD30B, DD35B compactors with 20% fuel efficiency boost

Volvo Construction Equipment has launched its DD30B and DD35B double drum asphalt compactors the company says can provide up to a 20 percent increase in fuel efficiency compared to previous models. The new machines are designed for driveways, small paths, shoulders and patch jobs. They feature Volvo’s TwinLock traction control and torque transfer system which […]

August 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Volvo touts new P4410B as a commercial-heavy highway crossover paver

Volvo Construction Equipment says it has created a commercial-heavy highway crossover paver with its new P4410B tracked machine by adding a powerful engine in a compact machine platform. “The P4410B is designed to be the most utilized paver in any fleet,” says John Mooney, product manager. “Whether the job is light highway or heavy commercial, […]

June 26, 2017

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Vögele launches Super 1700-3i, 1703-3i universal class pavers

Vögele launched two new universal class 8-foot pavers at the 2017 ConExpo show with the Super 1700-3i tracked paver and Super 1703-3i wheeled paver. The machines offer several new features that are firsts for the North American market. The company says the machines are designed for work in both confined conditions and on highway jobsites, […]

March 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Allen Engineering names Conte as sales director for paving equipment

Allen Engineering has named Mark Conte as its new sales director for paving equipment with responsibility for the company’s specialty paving equipment worldwide. His primary focus, the company reports, will be on North American markets for triple roller tube pavers and bridge deck finishers. Allen Engineering reports Conte’s background includes concrete equipment sales including form-riding […]

March 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Concrete pavers boosting productivity with control advancements, quicker changes

Changes in concrete pavers that benefit contractors have been led by two main factors: improvements in controls and the ability to make changes at a faster pace. Options for controls have scaled down in size, but have grown in capabilities. Control panels are smaller and sleeker compared to just a few years ago, but new […]

February 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Caterpillar introduces oscillatory vibe system with new CB10 asphalt compactor

Caterpillar has introduced a new compactor, the CB10, featuring the company’s first oscillatory vibration drum, as well as a new compactor nomenclature. The new system will be available as an option on the rear drum of the machine. Bryan Downing, sales support consultant for compaction equipment, says the oscillation was a key feature to add […]

November 4, 2016